Masters Dam

Masters Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Masters Dam

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Masters Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.74818, -91.48773. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Masters Dam

• Canaan Hollow · viewpoint · Crawford · ~11 km · Must-see
• Asher Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~29 km · Must-see
• St. James Chapel · church · Phelps · ~37 km · Must-see
• Marys Hollow · viewpoint · Monroe · ~42 km · Must-see
• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~42 km · Must-see
• Montauk State Park · park · Dent · ~46 km · Must-see
• Fort Diggings Hollow · fort · Monroe · ~48 km · Must-see
• Razor Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~50 km · Must-see
• Kaintuck Hollow · viewpoint · Phelps · ~51 km · Must-see
• Devils Well · viewpoint · Shannon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Dutch Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~52 km · Must-see
• Howell Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~53 km · Must-see
• Dooley Hollow · viewpoint · Shannon · ~55 km · Must-see
• Ozark Trail · trek · Dent · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mark Twain National Forest · sanctuary · Phelps · ~56 km · Must-see
• Current River State Park · park · Shannon · ~60 km · Must-see
• Echo Bluff State Park · park · Shannon · ~61 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area · sanctuary · Monroe · ~62 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Masters Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Masters Dam

• Frisco Lake · lake · Phelps · ~42 km · Must-see
• Council Bluff Lake · lake · Monroe · ~64 km · Must-see
• Taum Sauk Upper Dam · lake · Reynolds · ~79 km · Must-see
• Wing Lake · lake · Monroe · ~89 km · Must-see
• Lake Killarney · lake · Randolph · ~103 km · Must-see
• Clearwater Lake · lake · Reynolds · ~113 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Lake · lake · Monroe · ~126 km · Must-see
• Butterfly Lake · lake · Randolph · ~136 km · Must-see
• Fountain of the Centaurs · lake · Cole · ~138 km · Must-see
• Mooney Lake · lake · Dent · ~8 km

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